Gendarmerie

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A body of French gendarmes.
  • n. Slang A group of police officers.
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  • n. A military body charged with police duties among the civilian population.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The French police force; the body of gendarmes or gendarmes collectively.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Formerly, in France, a body of cavalry, first organized under this name by Charles VII.; cavalry in general. The special corps of gendarmerie of the army were suppressed in 1778, excepting the Scotch company, the most ancient.
  • n. The armed police of France, consisting of mounted and unmounted gendarmes, first organized in 1790 as a standing militia for the enforcement of law and the preservation of order.
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  • n. French police force; a group of gendarmes or gendarmes collectively
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    law    constabulary    police    police force   
    Variant
    gendarmery   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    gendarmery   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    cuirassiers    formalize    constabulary    navy yard    guard-boat   
     
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